Federal budget cuts creep into Iowa

Some Head Start classrooms, meat inspectors feel the pinch.

12:55 AM,
Mar. 21, 2013

President Barack Obama (AP)

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Not much fallout from the across-the-board federal budget cuts has started to trickle into Iowa yet, a spot check by The Des Moines Register shows.

Federal lawmakers are taking steps to prevent brief layoffs for meat inspectors, who are critical in keeping Iowa's slaughterhouses open. No final decision has been made on the possible closure of three Iowa air traffic control towers. But officials are hopeful at least two will stay open - and airplane traffic will continue either way. Fears that there will be fewer special education teachers or difficulty paying for breakfast or lunch for ...